Boeing 777 D2-TEF

Summary

On 6 December 2010, a Boeing 777 registered D2-TEF, operated by Angola Airlines, was involved in an incident near Lisbon, Portugal, Portugal. 137 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 December 2010

Classification

Incident

Location

Lisbon, Portugal, Portugal

Nearest airport

Lisbon International (LPPT)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 777

Registration

D2-TEF

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Angola Airlines

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lisbon → Luanda

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

NTSB number

ENG11WA006

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On December 6, 2010, at 11:15 local time, an Angola Airlines (TAAG)Boeing 777-2M2ER, powered by two General Electric GE90-94B Turbofan engines experienced a No. 2 (right) engine low pressure turbine failure after takeoff from the Lisbon International Airport (LPPT), Portugal. Turbine blades were reported to have been expelled out the back of the engine over a populated area. The flight crew performed an air turn back and the airplane made a successful landing with no reported injuries. The airplane was on a flight from Lisbon to Luanda International Airport (FNLU), Angola. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Portugal. Further information pertaining to this incident may be obtained from: Gabinete de Prevençao e Investigação de Acidentes com Aeronaves (GPIAA) Praça Duque de Saldanha, n.˚ 31, 4˚ 1050-094 Lisboa Portugal Tel.: (351) 21 273-9230 (general) (351) 21273-9245 (director) E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (351) 21 273-9260 AFTN: LPPTYLYX Website: www.gpiaa.gov.pt This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information obtained for, or released by, the Government of Portugal.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.